Senior Compensation Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and manage base pay, short-term incentives, equity grants, and long-term incentive programs.

• Perform market analysis and salary surveys (Radford, Mercer) to ensure competitiveness in pay against benchmarks.

• Develop and uphold salary structures, job leveling frameworks, and pay guidelines that align with business scaling.

• Oversee compensation review processes, including merit increases, promotions, bonus distributions, and equity grants.

• Manage equity budgeting and tracking for equity programs and assist in preparing materials for the Compensation Committee.

• Ensure adherence to all relevant compensation laws and regulations, paying special attention to the evolving landscape of pay transparency.

• Analyze compensation data to identify trends, anomalies, and equity discrepancies before they escalate into issues.

• Create and maintain compensation dashboards and reports for senior leadership.

• Provide data-driven recommendations that anchor compensation decisions in market realities and internal equity.

• Collaborate with People Business Partners, Finance, Talent Acquisition, and business leaders across GTM as the leading compensation subject matter expert.

• Develop and facilitate compensation training and communications for both managers and employees.

• Work closely with Finance on equity program operations, cadence-setting, and analytical tasks; partner with Legal on compliance matters; and coordinate with Sales Compensation/Sales Operations on cross-functional compensation initiatives.

• Engage in compensation surveys and industry benchmarking efforts.

• Lead compensation-related projects, including system implementations, program redesigns, and pay equity analyses.

• Create project plans, timelines, and stakeholder communication strategies with strong follow-through on execution.

• Utilize AI tools (e.g., Claude and Pave AI features) to enhance analysis, training material creation, and communications.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5-7+ years of progressive compensation experience within a global tech organization.

• Practical experience with Radford and/or Mercer salary surveys.

• Profound understanding of compensation principles, program design, and relevant regulations.

• Experience leading pay transparency initiatives and conducting pay equity analyses (including statistical methods and tools such as Syndio).

• Proven ability to leverage AI tools in compensation tasks, such as generating prompts for market pricing, reporting, or analysis.

• Have a perspective on how AI can enhance the intelligence and efficiency of compensation programs.

• Familiarity with SOX compliance and the evolution of compensation programs from pre- to post-IPO stages.

• Demonstrated capability to analyze intricate data and present clear, actionable recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.

• Proficient in HRIS systems, with a requirement for Workday experience.

• Advanced skills in Google Sheets/Excel for compensation modeling.

🏝️ Benefits

• Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

• In addition to base salary, this position may offer eligibility for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.